Current Weather Conditions on 30th March 2015

The trough associated with the Western Disturbance has moved Eastwards after passing over whole Gujarat yesterday, when there were scattered light showers at a few places over Saurashtra & Gujarat with overcast sky for the whole day over most parts of Saurashtra & Gujarat.

Yesterday, the Maximum Temperature has become near normal or below normal over most parts of Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat. Heat Wave conditions have stopped. The Maximum Temperature yesterday for some locations were as follows :

Stations

29-03-2015

Maximum Temperature

(oC)

Mahuva

38.8

Bhavnagar

38.6

Diu

38.5

Bhuj

37.6

Kandla (Airport)

36.6

Idar

36.2

Surendranagar

36

Amreli

36

Vadodara

35.8

Gandhinagar

35.3

Ahmedabad

35.3

Deesa

35.2

Rajkot

35.2

Porbandar

35

Veraval

35

Naliya

35

Surat

34.4

Valsad

33.9

New Kandla

33.1

Kutch-Mandvi

31.6

Dwarka

29.9

Okha

29.9

Forecast: 27th to 30th March 2015

Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat:

The weather is expected to be clear from today. The Maximum Temperature will remain near normal during the forecast period of next five days.

Diu

23.5

31.8

Okha

24.1

30.1

Dwarka

24.6

29.4

Current Weather Conditions on 27th March 2015

The Maximum Temperature as well as Minimum Temperature have been way above normal last four days over most parts of Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat with Heat Wave conditions over some pockets of all these regions. The Maximum Temperature and Minimum Temperature yesterday for some locations were as follows :

There is an atmospheric instability over South Rajasthan & adjoining Gujarat region. Yesterday there was clouding stretching from Arabian Sea and over parts of Saurashtra and North Gujarat and West Rajasthan and North India.

Forecast: 27th to 30th March 2015

Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat:

Currently there is an atmospheric instability over Saurashtra, Gujarat & Kucth region. A fresh Western Disturbance as an Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation would affect North India from 28th March. The trough of Low at 500 Mb associated with this System would affect Rajasthan and Saurashtra, Gujarat & Kutch around 29th March. Due to atmospheric instability and the effects of WD there is a possibility of scattered showers over parts of Saurashtra, Gujarat and Kutch on 27th/29th March. See maps below for forecast rain/shower areas.

The Maximum as well as the Minimum Temperature is expected to remain high and above normal till 28th March and subsequently again decline towards normal by 30th March.

Rest of India: 27th March to 31st March 2015

The incoming Western Disturbance will give rain to North India from 28th March affecting Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, H.P., UK., Delhi, West U.P. as the rain belt shifts Eastwards during the forecast period.